Q: iOS 8.1 is a minor disaster
I am finding iOS 8.1 a minor disaster. Although it has some interesting features many of them aren't working.
Meanwhile, below is what I have experienced since upgrading from iOS 7:
- Keyboard shortcuts no longer work...at all
- iPad Air hangs for 2-5-10-30 seconds where I can do nothing. Then it responds again. Happens frequently and repeatedly.
- App crashes happening 5x+ what I encountered in iOS 7
- Everything is much slower and choppy. Fluid experience totally gone
- WiFi seems to degrade or just stop at times. Have to repeatedly restart modem/router. Never had to do this with iOS 7
- Taps are less predictable. Frequently I have to tap twice to invoke an action. Never quite sure when a tap will work or not
iOS 8.1 has been a minor disaster and a major disappointment. I wish I could get back on iOS 7. This unfortunately parallels the Windows Vista and Windows 8 upgrades where users instantly wanted to return to Windows XP or Windows 7. Maybe the "8” versions of OSs are cursed. But with Windows, you could go back...not with iOS.
We need an iOS 8.2 that fixes all these problems and restores performance. Soon!
iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 8.1
Posted on Oct 26, 2014 11:05 PM